Grain prices remain at a high level

A strong demand supports wheat and corn prices on the world market. The futures markets show that expectations for the price of wheat in particular are tense, partly due to recent and coming cold conditions in production areas. The high corn and soybean prices in recent months are affecting the plans of American farmers. The latest figures on their acreage show that they are expanding them considerably to a record total of 73.7 million hectares. This is evident from figures from the United St